2005 in the sport of athletics
This page shows the main events during the 2005 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.
Major events
World
- World Championships
- World Athletics Final
- World Cross Country Championships
- World Half Marathon Championships
- World Youth Championships
- World Student Games
- Golden League
Regional
- African Junior Championships
- Bolivarian Games
- Central American and Caribbean Championships
- South American Championships
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- European Indoor Championships
- European U23 Championships
- European Junior Championships
- European Cup
- European Cross Country Championships
- European Mountain Running Championships
- European Race Walking Cup
- Balkan Games
- Mediterranean Games
- Asian Championships
- Asian Indoor Games
- Central Asian Games
- East Asian Games
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- West Asian Games
National
Season's best performances
Women
[10,000 metres]
Marathon
Women's competition
Best Year Performances
Deaths
- May 27 — Piotr Gładki, Polish long-distance runner